Making a house a home

Well how the devil are you lovelies? , I have been rather busy trying to transform our lovely new home into our own little haven. The house is a Victorian terrace, built in 1885, it's had an extension on the back so we have an indoor loo you will be most pleased to know!

Anywho, so far so good, apart from the sofa supposedly from the 1850s not fitting through the door, the delivery guy and my man insisted it would not fit and we would have to sell it on, as it had been stored in a showroom and apparently lots of people had been asking to buy it!

Now growing up I always helped my Mum with anything to do with the house - getting ball and claw baths up stairs that bug burly men say will not fit, so I told the two gents to carry it round to the back of the house and inspected the bolts, which we then proceeded to loosen with the help with some WD40! And by jove it came apart and when perfectly back together, so in short I am so stubborn I do not take no for an answer.

So until I get chance to take some proper photos here's some instagram snaps!

The sofa in question, it is positively dreamy ain't gonna lie. 

Ooh nice legs

This is our second sofa, every house needs two right? It is a gorgeous dusty pink and incredibly comfortable.

Got the man his own gentlemanly cushion from timberps, fricking love his stuff!

Adore the kraken cushion and the nautical one is from ikea - I have sinned aha

Skeleton toile de jouey cushion cover. 

These dresses are currently acting as curtains, I am saving up for some dusty pink velvet or maybe some raw silk to make curtains.

Charity shop cherub lamp only cost £5! 

This is the terrible hearth in the back room - excuse the bubble wrap, the cast iron fire place I've had for months it was £10 from eBay and will eventually be screwed into the wall, the chandelier was another chartiy shop bargain at £3.99. I'm accumulating as many chandeliers as possible, then I can get someone to fit them, do not fancy rewiring the vintage ones!

Victorian fireplace in our bedroom, not so original tiles. 

The garden comes with an ivy archway! I've already planted a climbing rose next to is as I have visions of roses all cascading over it.

You know I love a lobster, this is a plate tray from matalan of all places!

I have so much to do but will be catching up on all your gorgeous goings on.

In the navy

Well this is the ensemble I wore on Friday, but my internet is being a twat, so it takes about four hours (no joke) to load the pictures...yeah they are totally worth it?! Any who, it's dressed down at work on a Friday, so I channelled my inner Smee and Jean Paul Gaultier sailor/Pirate. I ruddy love a good striped top, and this is a man's vintage one from Paris, and the trousers are an eBay find, I love wearing braces (I need them on my teeth). But, seriously do my earrings look big in this? I had been pining for some tacky gold earrings and I found them aren't they awfully pirate like?

Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan

Smee!!

Oh what's up my sleeve? a sandwich? Vintage kimono £8, delightful

Vintage pea coat my sister gave me, as she said it felt dirty, I am all game for wearing other people's smells.